Ecology of consumption. Interior design: Do you want to place so many things in your bedroom, but there is absolutely not enough space? Calm down, don't panic...
Small bedroom- not a sentence, but a reason to rationally plan the available space. Do you want to place so many things in your bedroom, but there is absolutely not enough space? Calm down, don't panic.
Competent interior design works wonders! And I, as always, am ready to throw in a couple of very effective solutions just for such cases. Or rather, as many as eleven!
1. Stop vacuuming under your bed and raise it to a new height
Placing the bed on the podium - a truly brilliant idea, especially in a small bedroom. A high podium becomes not just an additional place for storing all sorts of small things, but acts as a full-fledged alternative to a chest of drawers or even a closet. Most often, drawers are built into the podium, divided into sectors, but you decide for yourself whether to store bed linen, seasonal clothes or precious canned tomatoes there.
Advice: A small podium 10-15 cm high is just decorative element and no more. In order for it to bring real benefits, it is necessary to raise it to at least a height of 50 cm. You can often find meter-long podiums, but in this case you will need to build steps or take care of the stairs.
2. Make the inappropriate relevant.
If you are the victim of architectural sophistication and the “happy” owner of an irrational recesses in the wall, then this advice will be useful to you like no one else. Just fill out this ridiculous education shelves from floor to ceiling(as if it was planned this way from the very beginning). Besides, you must agree: there is no such thing as too much storage space!
Advice: To decide on the material of the shelves and the height between them, you should at least roughly estimate what exactly you are going to store there. Shelves that are too thin can bend under heavy weight, but very massive ones should not be purchased unless absolutely necessary. Firstly, they visually load the interior, and secondly, they simply cost more.
3. Find a niche and exploit it
Sometimes we inherit recesses in the walls, sometimes we make them ourselves. Let's say, in small and narrow bedrooms they are absolutely justified. Thoughtful niches are an excellent additional space for storing, for example, books.
Look at the library that fits into this shallow built-in shelving unit in the photo, and imagine how many cabinets it would take to hold the same volume!
4. Continue window
If in your bedroom the height from the floor to the window sill is 75-80 cm, then it’s time to replace this useless “flower container” with an excellent wide tabletop that will allow you to get a full-fledged workplace. Not only will you get a lot of usable area, so you will also work in the rays of natural light - isn’t this happiness?
But you can go even further and extend the tabletop along the entire length of the wall, and in the resulting space place various drawers, niches, or even use this place as a TV stand or game console.
A low window sill is absolutely not suitable for creating work surface, but you can create a wonderful place to relax, as well as incredible relaxation while reading your favorite book.
At the same time, it is important to remember that optimal height in this case there should be about half a meter from the floor to the window sill.
And if the bed is located close to the window, then the newly made sofa can be made a logical continuation of it. Of course, you will have to re-equip the window sill for these purposes, but, in my opinion, it’s worth it.
Advice: Sometimes it is difficult to find a company that will fulfill such a minor order, and it will be expensive. Therefore, it will be easier and cheaper to order a modified window sill to complement some furniture - for example, a closet or chest of drawers.
5. Hang the cabinet
Clear the floor and do bedside table suspension- a wonderful solution for those who want to unload the sleeping area and make it more compact.
But in order not to drill into the wall, you can cheat even more and, instead of a massive cabinet, get a light stand on thin, almost invisible legs.
Moreover, it is not at all necessary to limit your appetite to just one small shelf.After all, you can hang two of them at once, or even three!
Even then, you'll get extra storage space while still making the bedroom feel airy and not overcrowded.
6. Find “space-saving” lighting fixtures
A bedside table without a lamp is money down the drain, but how much space a table lamp takes up!
To save space, there are several options.
- Firstly, this hanging lamp from the very ceiling, which looks extraordinary, but at the same time perfectly copes with all the tasks.
- Second solution - wall sconce.
But no matter which option you choose, in any case, the shine warm light lamps will elegantly decorate your bedroom, and the free space on the bedside table will be a great bonus.
If funds allow and you come across a suitable two-in-one lamp, of course, take it. Alas, the supply of such options on the market is limited, and you won’t always find a model that is interesting in shape and design.
7. Use furniture “with storage reserves”
There is no desire to “build” a podium and start renovations - a bed on a platform with ready-made built-in containers will do.
Advice: Choose models where drawers are located not only on one side of the bed, but along its entire perimeter. This way you will have more branches and easier access to them.
8. Fill the whole wall
And again we move to the window opening. Although the idea of building a cabinet around it and thereby filling the entire wall is not at all new, it is incredibly effective and saves a lot of space. In addition, we will not spend money on slopes, since their role will be the sides of the cabinet. And the same cozy sofa can be arranged on the window sill, where you can wonderfully relax and admire the marvelous view from the window.
Advice: Don’t get carried away by the depth of the closet, because the larger it is, the less natural light will enter your bedroom, and this is not good!
It is not necessary to build a closet around the window. Most often around the bed we are used to seeing either a couple bedside tables, or some small table with ornate legs, while the entire wall behind the bed remains empty or covered with some kind of painting. But wouldn't it make more sense to put all that wasted space to good use?
As you know, any woman has only two problems - nothing to wear and no space in the closet. Spring is a great time to update your wardrobe and finally cope with the second problem. No, new wardrobe To do this, it is not necessary to buy at all, the main thing is to learn some space-saving techniques.
Multi-level hangers
Clothes on hangers occupy perhaps the most decent amount of closet space. To optimize this space, you can hang several more pieces on one hanger. To do this, you can use multi-level hangers with additional hooks, or use improvised means - paper clips, chains, rings from cans...
Save on air!
Seasonal items and clothes that are not worn very often can be stored in special vacuum bags. This is an ideal invention for those for whom every millimeter in the closet is important. Using a vacuum cleaner, air is sucked out through a special hole in this bag - and voila! - even the thickest blanket will take up a minimum amount of space.
Let's share wisely!
On wide shelves, things often pile on top of each other, creating chaos and disorder. There you are great idea for neat arrangement of things - shelf dividers. You can buy ready-made ones, or you can make them yourself. They will help avoid confusion and save some space. After all, the more evenly things are folded, the less space they take up. For example, small towels can be rolled into rolls and placed on top of each other, divided into sections.
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Trifles - separately!
Small items, such as underwear and socks, are best stored in compact drawers with cells or in special boxes (organizers) - this way it will be easier to find them and they will not take up much space. It will be more convenient if you distribute the laundry into convenient categories - by season, by event, by color, and so on.
Long accessories - ties, scarves, belts - can be collected on one multi-level hanger so that they are all visible at once. To save space in your closet, it is better to place these accessories on the closet door.
On the back of the door
To fit everything you need into your closet, try to make the most of every corner in it. On a closet door, for example, you can hang not only accessories, but also casual clothes and shoes. Also take a good look - isn't it free space under clothes that are hanging on hangers? Usually there are a few free centimeters left there, which are useful for storing bags or shoes.
Shoes in pockets
And in order to compactly distribute a large number of shoes in the closet, you can purchase comfortable wall structures with pockets that will take less space, how shoe boxes. You can place shoes on them even up to the ceiling, or hang them on back side cabinet doors.
How to fold clothes so that they take up little space on the shelf and do not wrinkle
- Shirts, blouses and sweaters: fasten all buttons and lay out front side down on flat surface. Fold the left and right edges of the shirt up to the collar. Roll up the sleeves and lay them out lengthwise. Visually dividing into three parts, tuck: first the lower part, then the central one.
- Skirts: First, fold lengthwise on both sides and roll into a tight roll.
- Pants: First fold in half so that the bottom of the legs meets the waistband, and fold again.
- Jeans can be rolled into rolls.
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From this article you will learn:
What tips to follow to save room space
What are some ideas for saving room space?
How to save kitchen space
How to save space in a small apartment
The standard layouts of most Russian apartments cannot boast of significant areas, and in large centers the cost per square meter of housing does not encourage the purchase of spacious apartments. That is why the question: “How to save room space?” is very relevant today. But not all saving methods will bring you the results you want. After all, you want that even in a small apartment there is a place for everything you need, and at the same time it does not turn into a warehouse. We’ll look at whether it’s worth giving up comfort and coziness for the sake of household appliances, and what you can live well without, in this article.
How to save room space and where to start
If you are the owner of a small apartment, do not be upset, but rather pay attention to the positive aspects of such housing. Ultimately, the concept of “small space” is very relative, and other aspects will play a big role here, in particular, the number of meters and people living on them, the location and amount of furniture. Well, the undoubted advantages of a small apartment will be saving utility costs and time for cleaning rooms.
So where do you need to start to save room space?
Step 1. Stop fighting your weaknesses small space rooms. Instead, focus your attention on its benefits.
Step 2. Before you start developing a strategy for how to save space in a room, decide on its functional purpose: what will it be - a bedroom, living room, nursery or office.
Step 3. Having determined the purpose of the room, proceed to choosing its design style. For small rooms Minimalism is best suited; in addition, this style is the best for saving space.
Step 4. Next comes the turn of making lists of those things and interior items that you intend to place in the room. Because the we're talking about about initially small areas, then it’s better to forget about large cabinets and chests of drawers. Pay close attention to transforming models, such as a sofa bed or a chest of drawers. They will give you the opportunity not to overload the room, use space rationally and at the same time save it. At this stage it is important:
Understand that the interior design of any apartment begins with planning, but it is especially relevant for small spaces. Therefore, do not be lazy to draw a room plan with a pencil on a sheet of paper, and below write down those furnishings that are necessary for this room.
When planning the opportunity to save room space, we must not forget about the personal interests of everyone living in the apartment.
Determine which things and objects are used constantly (or at least regularly), and which have been collecting dust for a long time without use or have long been outdated and out of fashion.
And finally, you need to draw up an estimate for repairs and decide on the finances that you are willing to invest in furnishing a small apartment. And here it is better to recalculate the resulting numbers several times than to bite your elbows later. When planning small spaces, every detail matters, from the height of the ceilings in the rooms to color scheme walls and furniture.
Instructions on how to save space in a small room
1. Choose light and color wisely. Big role in correct design A correctly selected color palette plays a role in a small space. The most suitable for small rooms are delicate pastel shades, For example:
peach;
soft lilac;
sky blue;
Make sure that the color scheme you choose is repeated not only in the decoration of the room, but also in the details of the furnishings. All designers agree that light walls and the floor visually increase the space.
By placing numerous light sources in a small room, you will visually make the space larger. It is more economically feasible to install Spotlights, which provide a lot of light but consume little electricity. The illusion of space in this case is achieved by large quantity lamps with low energy consumption.
When planning the lighting of a small space, keep in mind that a single chandelier located in the center of the ceiling will not sufficiently illuminate the walls. Instead (or together with it), it is better to install light sources around the perimeter of the room. However, too much bright light will make your home look like a hospital operating room, so give preference to lamps with lampshades or adjustable intensity.
Be thoughtful when choosing furniture for a small room. Don't forget that metal, glass or polished wood reflect light, and therefore the room will be brighter. Will add natural light and large windows.
2. If you decide to take a global approach to solving the issue of saving space, you need to start from the stage of repair work.
- When starting a renovation in a small apartment, consider replacing flooring. If your home is not located in a new building and renovations were carried out in ancient times, first remove the old covering, level the floor using a special screed or cement mortar, making sure that its thickness is no more than 4 cm.
After this, you can proceed directly to laying the floor. It will be better if you cover the entire space of the room with a single piece of linoleum or laminate. Thanks to its reflective qualities, as well as the integrity of the coating, the latter will help you create a wonderful visual effect and a feeling of a single and indivisible space.
- If possible, you can remove the wall or part of it (but only if the wall is not load-bearing). This will increase the space of the room and add more light.
3. Reconsider the location and shape of the cabinet.
For example:
An excellent option to help save space in a small room would be a horizontal closet located under the bed, in which you can put away seasonal items. However, such a cabinet is quite expensive because it is made to order. As an alternative, you can consider beds with storage drawers.
Another option to save space in a small room would be a built-in wardrobe combined with one of the walls.
4. If there is an unused wall in the room (and also the kitchen), use it wisely.
In the case where the wall is not load-bearing, you can arrange a niche in it to store books, dishes, and small personal items, which will save room space. An example of such a wall is shown in the photo. However, if the wall is load-bearing, the possibility of arranging a niche in it should be discussed with the builders.
5. Use hanging bed , which, if desired, will simply “disappear” under the ceiling while you are awake, freeing up a lot of space.
You can save space in a small bedroom by installing the bed on a podium.
Or by purchasing a bed that will be stored in a built-in closet.
6. You can install a sliding door in a small room (including the kitchen). Such a design will not take up free space, and in addition, will serve as an additional decoration for the room.
In the case where there is no need to install a door, you can make the doorway in the form of an arch. With this solution you will visually expand the space of a small room.
7. Place, for example, a pantry, microwave oven, refrigerator in the built-in niche.
The problem of useful additional space in a small apartment is perfectly solved by built-in furniture. If you have a niche in your room, a built-in wardrobe will fit perfectly into it. If suitable option If you can’t find it in specialized furniture stores, you can always contact companies that manufacture custom-made furniture, or you can make it yourself.
8. Use the space under the sofa for storage.
9. Choose the right items for the room.
Save space small rooms help multifunctional items furniture. Tables, chairs, transformable sofas are not only convenient to use, but also very useful.
For example, in a small bedroom there is no need to buy a massive bed. Having opted for folding sofa, you'll have a place to relax during the day and a great bed at night. However, when choosing a sofa bed for daily use, be sure to pay attention to the presence of a good orthopedic mattress.
An excellent choice would be a sofa that has an internal niche for storing bedding or personal items.
If you decide to choose a regular wardrobe over a built-in wardrobe, stop your attention on compact multifunctional models, allowing you to save space in the room, but accommodate a significant amount of things.
Today in stores you can find a huge number of different shelves, racks and other storage system options that, when installed even in the smallest closet, will help you use it rationally. Having decided to apply similar systems storage in small rooms, you will not only save space, but also correctly distribute things or dishes. In addition, the use modern systems storage helps you quickly and easily create and maintain perfect order.
When starting a renovation in a small kitchen, first of all decide where the main elements will be installed - hob and an oven. Today Appliances mainly located in kitchen set. After combining furniture and functional parts working area You can start arranging the dining area. Space small kitchen Folding tables and chairs will help save money.
When the family gathers at the table, the set unfolds, and at the end of the meal it can be folded and put away in a niche or in a closet.
An excellent option to help save space in a small dining room are chairs that can easily be hidden under the table.
For visual increase The space of a small bathroom should not be cluttered with wall cabinets. Instead, use rails on which you can hang light wicker baskets.
This option is very ergonomic; the baskets can be attached directly to the wall, and bright accents will serve as decoration for any interior.
And the space above the door to the bathroom can be used to install an open and very capacious shelf.
10. Use steps as lockers.
11. For proper placement of equipment, install a multi-tiered table.
On such a table you can easily place a system unit, monitor, keyboard, and acoustics. And if you add shelves to the table, you will have space to store folders, office supplies, disks, etc.
If the room in the apartment is so small that it will not be possible to put a computer desk in it, then you can significantly save space and rationally use square meters possible by creating workplace on the windowsill. By expanding it with a sheet of MDF, you will build an excellent computer desk.
And by removing the bottom shelf in the niche, you will create a built-in office for yourself.
12. You can use movable walls– they will help you combine different zones in a small room.
13. Always put away things that are not needed. For these purposes, you can use drawers or baskets that can be placed under the table or bed. Remember that a cluttered room always looks smaller.
14. Use a corner hanger.
It is unlikely that you will be able to place two wardrobes in an apartment with a small square footage. In this case, an additional corner hanger will help solve the problem of a large amount of clothes.
Diversity corner shelving in the hallway or shelves in the room will serve you not only as a spacious storage system, but also as a decorative element, while at the same time allowing you to save space.
15. Place a large mirror against the wall. This technique will help you visually increase the space of a small room.
How to save kitchen space: 10 ideas
- A simple spice rack.
A good cook cannot have too many different spices. If the space in your kitchen does not allow you to have a separate cabinet or shelf for jars, use office tray organizers.
If you have a small kitchen, use it wisely square centimeter. For example, a wall is perfect for placing convenient hooks for frying pans and other kitchen utensils that are often used in the cooking process.
- Storage organizer.
Conveniently packaged products have a significant drawback - in most cases they are very inconvenient to store. To solve this problem, you can use shoe storage organizers that will take their rightful place in your closet. Such organizers are perfect for packaging juice or milk, canned food, seasonings and other packaged products, thereby saving pantry space.
Don't overlook the possibility of using free walls for food storage.
Using small magnets, you can easily place such a shelf directly on the refrigerator, thereby saving space and ensuring that you have spices at hand.
Zoning a room to save space
Having become the owner of your own living space, are you upset that it is small in size? This problem is perfectly solved by combining interior zones that help save space in the apartment. To do this, you can resort to help experienced designer interiors or show your Creative skills and come up with a project yourself.
For those who have never encountered such a problem, it seems that a small apartment and comfortable living for all family members are incompatible. However, the competent layout of certain zones does an excellent job of expanding the space of small rooms.
In this case, we are talking about the possibility of obtaining additional space as a result of creating separate functional areas in one room. With such a reconstruction, doors and ceilings are not provided, which also visually increases the space of the rooms.
If you remove floors and doors, you will be able to move from one area to another easily and quickly. For example, after preparing lunch in the kitchen area, you set the table in the dining room. And after dinner is over, just a few steps separate you from the relaxation area.
Probably the main argument against such a combination will be filling the room with different smells during the cooking process. However, the presence of a modern, powerful hood that operates almost silently can completely solve this problem.
You can achieve harmony when combining different zones in one room different ways, including using contrasting tones or, conversely, using the same color palette. It all depends solely on the preferences and wishes of the owners of a small apartment.
By contacting a professional designer who specializes in decorating small apartments, you can get very bold, original and at the same time practical solutions, allowing you to save space, which will cause admiration and delight.
Zoning tools can be:
- Screen.
Choose it to your liking - bright or pastel colors, plain or with a pattern - and it will serve you not only as a zoning tool, but also as a decorative item. In addition, there is now a huge selection of the most variety of options, including screens equipped with rollers, which simplifies the process of moving them around the room. Well, it won’t take up much space, even when folded or in working order.
- Rack.
Zoning with shelving will help solve two pressing problems at once - dividing the room and having additional storage space, which also helps save space.
- Wallpaper.
You can clearly mark the boundary between zones in one room by decorating the walls different wallpapers. This idea can be easily implemented by using leftover wallpaper from a previous renovation, which will also significantly save your budget.
- Niche.
The niche is perfect for placing sleeping place, reading corner or work space. You can separate it from the rest of the room using a screen or curtains. In a shallow niche it is best to place a cabinet or shelves for storing something.
- Podium.
If you are a lover of open spaces and are not ready to divide it with furniture, or the room is so small that it is simply impossible to place a partition in it, then a podium will help solve the problem of zoning the space. It can be used to arrange a sleeping place; in addition, the space under the podium is great for storing various things.
- Large format mirror.
By choosing a mirror that suits your shape and size, as well as where to place it, you can visually enlarge the space of a small room.
- Curtains.
You can zone the space of a room not only with the help of screens and shelving. Curtains can handle this task just as well. Their main advantage is that, if necessary, to combine space, the curtains can be easily moved.
- Mini partition.
It can be used to divide a room while maintaining the feeling of open space. In addition, the mini-partition perfectly allows light and air into the room.
- Houseplants.
Women loving houseplants, can adopt this method of zoning space. Created from flowers hedge, you can turn your room into a garden of Eden.
- Headboard.
Convenient, interesting and functional solution the head of the bed will be designed in the form of a mini-partition. The only difference between them is the location - it is not installed in the middle of the room, but is part of the sleeping area.
Note that you can significantly save space in a small apartment by combining the kitchen and living room. Especially if you replace dinner table on the kitchen island with a bar counter. When implementing such a design solution, it is worth clearly considering the distance to which part of the counter will be extended so that it is comfortable to sit behind it, and, in addition, so that it does not interfere with the passage.
Final tips for saving space when zoning a room:
If less than four people live in the apartment, then the bar counter will be a good option allowing you to save space. You can visually increase the area of the room by finishing the walls and floors with light-colored materials, as well as built-in light-colored furniture.
You can save space in small rooms by giving preference to a minimalist style. By combining the living room with the dining area in this way, you will achieve lightness, brightness and variety of the interior. For example, white brick walls will perfectly set off furniture and decorative items.
Similar design solutions when these two zones are combined, they make it possible for even small apartments to look great. Such rooms are not cluttered with furniture, but at the same time are equipped with numerous places for storing things.
The problem of storage in small rooms is solved by built-in furniture, and by complementing it with open shelving and shelves you will visually make the set light and airy. For a kitchen-living room, for example, warm wood shades are perfect.
Save space in small apartments possible using various options zoning. Professional designer will delimit the room not only into the usual - living room, kitchen, dining room - zones in one room, but will also help to equip a full-fledged office.
In long and narrow room You can use the TV console as a desktop. Using light Decoration Materials and furniture, complemented by pendant or built-in lamps, can create a cozy atmosphere in the room.
Don't bypass glass surfaces. Designers quite often resort to using transparent and matte glass surfaces in the interior of small rooms. Unlike the bulky wooden furniture, with the help of glass it is much easier to achieve lightness and weightlessness of the space of the room.
If you want your room to look harmonious, pay attention to the fact that modern household appliances, decorative elements, furniture and finishing materials combine and complement each other. Today you can find a huge variety of options for different combinations of zones, with which you can save space in a small apartment.
The hostess tells: a “life story” about how they managed to save space in a Khrushchev-era room
Every housewife dreams of her apartment being spacious and functional. In order to achieve this, it is not at all necessary to have a design education.
Recently my husband and I visited our new neighbors. The result of this visit was our desire to modernize own apartment. Proper organization of space in the house and placement of spacious storage systems in it is not an easy task, especially when it comes to small apartments. However, ingenuity and a non-standard approach will help determine for each thing its own place.
When choosing a system for storing clothes, decide on the number of items and the area that you can allocate to them. For example, if you rarely wear jeans, it is much easier if they are stored folded on a closet shelf. However, if you have a lot of them and you wear them almost every day, then it will be more practical to purchase special hook hangers and clothespin hangers for storing them, which will allow you to save as much space as possible.
In order not to be puzzled by the question: “Where are the keys?” every time before leaving the house, it is enough to purchase self-tapping hooks that can be attached directly to the wall or installed in beautiful frame. In this case, in addition to the key holder, you will receive an interesting interior detail.
If you have a lot of scarves, handkerchiefs and other similar accessories, store them using special rings (but you can also use regular shower curtain rings). And if you weave them into “braids”, you can not only save space, but also make it easier for yourself to find the right option.
An impressive collection of handbags is best stored on special shelves, some of which are wall-mounted, others are floor-mounted. In addition to more expensive metal options, you can also find affordable plastic ones.
When the family is large and there are quite a lot of shoes, there is almost always a forced mess at the front door. In this case, the solution may be a spacious shoe rack of increased height: ordinary examples have only two shelves, but this is not for our case.
2. Hang a shelf in the hallway
Depending on the mounting height, such a shelf can replace a place for shoes or a console, or maybe a spacious mezzanine for storage seasonal shoes and things. By the way, if you place the shelves along a long wall narrow corridor, there is a chance to free up space that would be occupied by a bulky wardrobe.
3. Use the space under your bed
Modern furniture for a bedroom often includes in its design not only internal drawers for linen, but also convenient roll-out containers on rails. If you have a traditional bed model with legs, try choosing your own drawers (only with a lid!) or drawers on wheels. It is convenient to store even books and magazines in such boxes.
4. Buy a multifunctional sofa
Design: Victoria Karyakina and Diana Karnaukhova
If you are faced with a choice, buy a regular one corner sofa or the one with a drawer under the seat or shelves in the armrest - be sure to buy a multifunctional one. Books, magazines, remote controls and others small items It is very convenient to store in sectional shelves.
5. Replace the table with a drawer
Chests or suitcases, as well as their modern stylized analogues, will be more than relevant in the interior of a compact bedroom or. Such objects are not only convenient for storing books, textiles and clothing, but also create a particularly attractive atmosphere. Alternative option- bench with convertible top instead coffee table.
6. Raise the floor
The idea of raising the floor and building a podium is very good, for example, for children's rooms. The podium can accommodate several compartments for storing toys, books and other children's things. Also, the floor in the nursery can be raised over the entire area of the room, and access to the compartments for storing toys is organized through removable covers - fragments of the floor covering. Very convenient and quick to clean!
7. Take up space under the countertop
As hidden system For storage in the kitchen, either a laconic narrow section with drawers or a shallow cabinet under the bar counter can be used. Thus, there is enough space both to comfortably stretch your legs and for dishes.
8. Hang up anything you can’t find a place for.
Yes, yes, use it hanging organizers. They can be used both in the bathroom and in dressing rooms, attached to hinged cabinet doors, interior doors- they are completely flat, but each item can be placed in a separate compartment-pocket.
9. Choose “light” furniture
Transparent and translucent, visually “light” furniture that allows light to pass through will contribute to a freer feeling in the interior. Try, for example, replacing massive stools with laconic chairs on thin metal legs. You'll be surprised how much visual space this will add to compact interior. For books or small items, choose narrow ones, but tall cabinets or shelving: this technique will visually “raise” the ceiling.
Space saving - actual question nowadays: in many apartments the rooms are very small
Let's take a look at space saving design.
It's time to organize your home! Here are quick and inexpensive tips for organizing space in your home that do not require remodeling your apartment or making some expensive custom-made furniture. Everything is simple and ingenious.
1. For example, this horizontal closet, which can be placed under the bed and store out-of-season items. The only negative is that such shelves are made only to order, and this is quite expensive.
2. Built-in wardrobe that can be installed aligned with the wall.
3. Hanging horizontal bed, which will free up almost the entire room for you during the day.
4. Make a built-in niche and install a refrigerator, microwave, and a small pantry there.
5. Remove the bottom shelf in the niche - and you have a built-in office.
6. In the kitchen, use not only horizontal shelves, but also retractable vertical ones.
7. The bed can also be folded into a built-in wardrobe.
8. Use the lower tiers of the stairs as overshoes.
9. And the side ones are like wardrobes.
10. The pipe under the kitchen sink can be used to store cleaning supplies.
11. Knives can be hung on a magnetic shelf.
12. Use elastic curtain rods to separate things in the closet.
13. Store packages food films and baking paper in an office folder.
14. You can store frying pan lids on a magazine rack.
15. Short curtain rods will also work.
16. Subject to availability high ceilings In the kitchen, pots and pans can be hung from the ceiling. For example, on an old sled!
17. Magnetic spice jars on the refrigerator.
18. Hang utensils with handles on the wall.
19. Another option with a cardboard board with holes.
20. Use a deep drawer in the kitchen to store cutlery vertically.
21. Finally, clean out the refrigerator!
23. Bulk products can be stored in plastic boxes.
24.V kitchen cabinet You can attach a grill to the shelves.
25. Let's move on to the closet with things. Hang your boots on hangers.
26. And the shoes are like this.
27. Are there many pairs of jeans that seem the same at first glance, but are actually different? Write down what you use and attach the tags to the hangers.
28. Turn all clothing hangers to one side. Having put on the item and gone somewhere in it, hang it back in the closet on the other side. After a year, you can safely throw away what is still hanging on the original hanger - you simply don’t wear it!
29. Separate sweaters with lattices.
30. Hang the straps on the pull-out shelf.
31. Hang your glasses on a hanger.
32. Or make a “showcase” like this.
33. Hang bags on shower curtain hooks.
34. Velcro hooks can be used to hang decorations from the inside of the door.
35. Store your shoes this way - it saves space, especially if the right one lies upside down on the left, and the left one on the right.
36. Cut circles of foam so that the boots stand straight.
37. Store sheets inside pillowcases from the same set.
38. Let's go to the bathroom. Attach the tweezers inside bathroom cabinet on a magnet.
39. In general, keep metal tools on a magnetic shelf.
40. Hair styling devices can be stored in these PVC pipes on inside doors.
41. Or so.
42. Organize odds and ends into jars and hang them on the wall using picture hangers.
43. Store bracelets and elastic bands on bottles.
44. Or you can use a paper towel holder for this purpose.
45. Put all your makeup products in one magnetized box.
46. Create a shelf above the bathroom door to store things you rarely use but still use.
47. Store bath supplies and towels in baskets on railings.
48. Homemade board for storing cosmetics.
49. You can make an ironing board like this by placing it directly on the dryer or washing machine.
50. This shoe rack can be used to store toiletries and cleaning products.
51. Place washing machine and a drying rack on the shelf. And under the shelf - extra bed for storage.
52. Hang a ladder from the ceiling for easy drying of clothes.
53. Garage. Use cables to store swords.
54. Hang a board with holes and removable hooks to organize children's sports equipment.
55. Place nails, nuts, batteries and other odds and ends into the jars, then nail the lids to the board underneath and screw the jars into place.
56. Store drawers on the ceiling!
57. For needlewomen. You can store yarn in coffee cans.
58. Use an IKEA Grundtal idea for storing craft supplies.
59. Or you can store them on a board with holes.
60. How and where to store mobile and other devices? You can buy an ottoman with internal space.
61. Store DVDs in boxes labeled “movies,” “cartoons,” etc.
62. Label your cables.
64. Store vinyl records under the sofa.
65. Tired of tangled wires? There is an exit!
66. This is possible.
67. Put identification signs everywhere.
68. For convenience, you can put things (for example, spices) in baskets.
69. A shoe rack is great for storing small items, although it's not the most attractive option.
70. Office supplies such as paper clips, tacks and staples can be stored in labeled tins.
71. Give things a second life! Don't throw away the jars, paint or tape them and use them for storage.
72. Tea and coffee cans - using a magnet, you can use them this way by sticking them on the refrigerator.
73. Yogurt jars are suitable for storing office supplies.
74. Did you want to throw away your old globe? It’s not worth it - make half a vase out of it!
